South Korea's world football queen An Seying defeated Chinese women's player Wang Zhiyi 21:17, 21:7 in the women's singles final of the Super 1000 Series 2025 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships on the 12th local time, becoming the first women's singles player in South Korean history to successfully defend her title in this station.

South Korea's world queen Ahn Se-young

In 2023, An Xiying has won 8 BWF Tour titles, plus gold medals at the World Championships and the Asian Games in Hangzhou, and winning 10 titles in a single year is the highest in her career. Although An Seying won the Olympic gold medal last year, she was plagued by a knee injury, and the number of championships was cut in half (4 BWF championships + Olympic gold medals).

Having successfully become the first Korean women's singles player to defend her title in Malaysia, writing the first record in 88 years, Ahn Se Young said in an interview after the match, "I just found out about it, and I'm very happy. It feels refreshing to start the new year with a victory. ”

Ahn also mentioned that she wants to keep winning championships, and hopes to surpass her 10 crowns and win 11 titles in one year, which will tie the record of former Japanese champion Kento Momota for the most titles in a single season. Ahn Se Ying claims to be quite ambitious, because victory always fills her with confidence and brings him joy.

Ending a recent two-game losing streak against Wang Zhiyi, An Xiying said, "I learn from those failures, and the key is to quickly forget those failures and learn from them. It's important not to dwell on past losses. I want to stay confident and enjoy the game. ”